# Incident 20200716018119I: Mooney M-20G, Boyd, TX, July 16, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2020, 14:50 local time
- Place: Boyd, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0843° N, 97.5632° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boyd, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0843&lon=-97.5632&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6918N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6918N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M-20G (registry code 5870216, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m-20g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M-20G
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200716018119I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON JULY 16, 2020, N6918N, A MOONEY M20G, S/N 680141, WAS ON A VFR FLIGHT BETWEEN FT. WORTH MEACHAM (KFTW), TX AND BRIDGEPORT (KXBP), TX.  AT APPROXIMATELY 14:40 LOCAL TIME THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND ELECTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN A FIELD THAT WAS FRESHLY FURROWED FOR HAY.  WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED BY THE KXBP AWOS-3 STATION (16NM NORTHWEST) AS 161955Z AUTO 18006KT 10SM CLR 36/19 A3000.  THE PILOT MADE AN APPROACH TO THE FIELD FROM THE NORTH INTO PREVAILING SOUTH WINDS, LANDED, AND CAME TO REST ON A HEADING OF 172 DEG MAGNETIC, APPROXIMATELY 750 FEET SOUTH OF FARM TO MARKET ROAD (FM) 4756, AKA VAN METER CROSSING. DURING THE APPROACH THE AIRCRAFT'S LANDING GEAR STRUCK THE TOP LINE OF A POWER LINE, MEASURED APPROXIMATELY 30' IN HEIGHT, ERECTED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF FM 4756 THAT RESULTED IN A REDUCTION IN FORWARD MOMENTUM AND A LOSS OF AIRSPEED.  THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND NOSE-FIRST DURING TOUCHDOWN CAUSING THE PROP TO STRIKE THE SURFACE.  THE SEVERED POWER LINE IGNITED A SMALL GRASS FIRE AT THE BASE OF A POWER POLE WHICH WAS REPORTED TO 911 BY RESIDENTS OF A HOME APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE TO THE NORTH. A STATE TROOPER FROM THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY RESPONDED TO THE SCENE AND REMAINED ON SITE UNTIL AN INSPECTOR FROM THE FAA ARRIVED.  DURING INSPECTION DAMAGE WAS VISIBLE TO EACH PROPELLER BLADE, SPINNER, ENGINE COWLING, AND THE GEAR DOORS FOR EACH LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY.  WITNESS MARKS ARE VISIBLE ON THE RH MAIN GEAR TRUNION.  FUEL CAPS WERE REMOVED FROM BOTH WING TANKS AND NO FUEL WAS VISIBLE INSIDE EITHER TANK. CLEAN 100LL AVGAS WAS SUMPED FROM EACH MAIN TANK STRAINER DRAIN.  FUEL GAGES ARE MARKED IN POUNDS, AND INDICATED 18 LB IN THE LH TANK, AND 36 LB IN THE RH TANK.

## Other reports on N6918N (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20020116021149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020116021149I), Jan 16, 2002: Mooney M20G (N6918N), Springfield, OH, Minor damage. (-23) 01-16-2002 Pilot Mr. Glenn sproat landed his 1968 Mooney 20-D, N6918N with the landing gear in the up position. Mr. Sproat admitted failing to put the…
- [Accident 19760411006899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760411006899A), Apr 11, 1976: Mooney M20D (N6918N), Ottawa, KS, Substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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